SMRT vs CSGP vs APPF Stock Comparison

SmartRent, Costar and Appfolio Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SMRT SmartRent, Inc.
$1.31 +11.0% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$251.01M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
1 win
CSGP Costar Group, Inc.
$32.01 +14.0% 1M -59.0% 1Y
Market cap
$12.97B
P/E
148.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.67B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
3 wins
APPF Appfolio Inc
$201.45 -1.4% 1M -17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.14B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.09B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Appfolio leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Appfolio 5, Costar 3, SmartRent 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSMRTCSGPAPPFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $251.01M $12.97B $7.14B CSGP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.9x 148.0x 42.0x APPF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.7x 30.2x CSGP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.8% +20.2% +20.0% CSGP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.0% — 15.6% APPF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.7% -59.0% -17.9% SMRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.8%/yr -18.2%/yr +8.7%/yr APPF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 47.9% 45.2% APPF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 61/100 76/100 APPF

Percentile Scorecard

SMRTCSGPAPPF

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisSMRTCSGPAPPF
Valuation 44 #50 of 89 55 #41 of 89 47 #48 of 89
Growth 83 #15 of 81 79 #18 of 81 91 #8 of 81
Profitability 33 #51 of 76 44 #43 of 76 92 #7 of 76
Financial Health 67 #32 of 94 68 #31 of 94 91 #9 of 94
Shareholder Returns 22 #40 of 51 – 60 #21 of 51
Overall 50 61 76
  • SMRT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • CSGP ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • APPF ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSMRTCSGPAPPFSPY
1 month +11.0%+14.0%-1.4% -0.2%
3 months +31.0%+5.5%+13.0% +3.9%
6 months -2.2%-11.0%+19.4% +8.2%
Year to date -35.1%-52.4%-13.4% +12.9%
1 year -9.7%-59.0%-17.9% +12.3%
3 years -44.0%-54.6%+7.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -17.6%-23.2%+2.3% +23.3%
5 years -89.9%-63.4%+51.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -36.8%-18.2%+8.7% +10.9%
10 years —+66.5%+960.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+5.2%+26.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSMRTCSGPAPPFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%47.9%45.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.2%51.8%43.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.150.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.16-1.23-0.40 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.9%-72.4%-55.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.2%-59.1%-23.2% -1.2%
52-week high $2.12$78.23$262.26 $779.14
52-week low $0.95$26.95$143.34 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleSMRTCSGPAPPF
P/E now vs peer median -12.9xmedian 40.1x 148.0xmedian 40.1x 42.0xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.5x 3.5xmedian 2.5x 6.6xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.6xmedian 18.5x —median 18.5x 28.7xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -238.6xmedian 20.1x 39.0xmedian 20.1x 25.3xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x 1.6xmedian 1.8x 12.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.38median 1.73 —median 1.73 0.54median 1.73

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsSMRTCSGPAPPF
Revenue $151.20M $3.67B $1.09B
Gross profit $54.98M $2.88B $693.53M
Operating income -$22.56M $212.10M $204.71M
Net income -$19.60M – $169.86M
Free cash flow -$1.05M – $282.10M
R&D $23.23M – $199.70M
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 – $4.77
Cash & equivalents $92.66M $500.00M $258.54M
Shares (diluted) 192.41M 404.40M 35.58M
Enterprise value -$145.04M $12.99B $6.21B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricSMRTCSGPAPPF
P/E -12.9x 148.0x 42.0x
P/FCF -238.6x 39.0x 25.3x
P/Operating cash flow -355.5x 21.0x 25.2x
P/S 1.7x 3.5x 6.6x
P/B 1.1x 1.6x 12.3x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.2x 12.9x
EV/EBITDA -11.6x – 28.7x
EV/EBIT -7.0x – 33.4x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 3.5x 6.3x
EV/FCF -150.5x – 24.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -224.3x 21.0x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.38 – 0.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSMRTCSGPAPPF
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.8% 20.2% 20.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 15.4% 23.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.3% 18.8% 20.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 31.6% 14.4% 26.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 71.0% 362.5% 54.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.4% -14.6% 85.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 72.9% – -16.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% – 77.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.4% – -15.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% – 78.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 98.4% 70.0% 32.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.1% 5.5% 100.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 97.8% – 33.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.9% – 114.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSMRTCSGPAPPF
Gross margin 36.4% – 63.8%
EBITDA margin -9.0% – 21.9%
Operating margin -14.9% – 18.8%
Pretax margin -13.1% – 19.6%
Net margin -13.0% – 15.6%
FCF margin -0.7% – 25.9%
Operating cash flow margin -0.5% 16.8% 26.1%
Return on equity -8.6% – 30.6%
Return on assets -6.6% – 24.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -8.9% – 35.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x – 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 6.7% 4.2% 6.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSMRTCSGPAPPF
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 23.3% 22.1% 18.6%
Equity / assets 76.7% 77.7% 81.4%
Interest coverage -59.4x – –
Current ratio 3.8x 1.3x 4.0x
Quick ratio 3.1x – 3.5x
Cash ratio 2.2x – 3.0x
Altman Z-score 0.91 – 36.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSMRTCSGPAPPF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.4% – 1.8%
Shareholder yield -0.4% – 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusSMRTCSGPAPPF
Forward P/E – 22.7xFY2026 30.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.10FY2026 $1.41FY2026 $6.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +62.1%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +29.8% +17.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $154.91MFY2026 $3.92BFY2026 $1.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 +20.8%FY2026 +25.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.9% +0.8% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSMRTCSGPAPPF
Held by institutions 64.9% 100.0% 65.3%
Institutions holding 130 751 391
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +2.0% +9.3%
Institutions buying 72 415 225
Institutions selling 33 257 130
Buyers to sellers 2.18 1.61 1.73

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

SMRTCSGPAPPF
SMRT 1.00 0.12 0.10
CSGP 0.12 1.00 0.52
APPF 0.10 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SMRT, CSGP and APPF?

Costar (CSGP) is the largest by market capitalisation: SmartRent (SMRT) $251.01M, Costar (CSGP) $12.97B, Appfolio (APPF) $7.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, SMRT, CSGP and APPF?

Appfolio (APPF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (SmartRent (SMRT) -12.9x, Costar (CSGP) 148.0x, Appfolio (APPF) 42.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Costar (CSGP) is cheapest (Costar (CSGP) 22.7x, Appfolio (APPF) 30.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Costar (CSGP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: SmartRent (SMRT) -2.8%, Costar (CSGP) +20.2%, Appfolio (APPF) +20.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Appfolio (APPF) has the highest net margin (SmartRent (SMRT) -13.0%, Appfolio (APPF) 15.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SmartRent (SMRT) returned the most: SmartRent (SMRT) -9.7%, Costar (CSGP) -59.0%, Appfolio (APPF) -17.9%. Over five years, Appfolio (APPF) compounded fastest (SmartRent (SMRT) -36.8%/yr, Costar (CSGP) -18.2%/yr, Appfolio (APPF) +8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Appfolio (APPF) has been the steadiest (SmartRent (SMRT) 60.2%, Costar (CSGP) 47.9%, Appfolio (APPF) 45.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SMRT, CSGP and APPF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Appfolio (APPF) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.